I have sent a Freedom of Information Act Request to the Department of Human Services. They have a severe privacy problem with disclosing the identities and receiving reports on the activities of parents without liability. We can only fathom how many false hits that this data is causing resulting in the disclosure of thousands of parents financial information to various government agencies.
To: FOIA COORDINATOR
Department of Human Services May 30, 2006
VIA FAX
(517) 335-6101
THIS IS A REQUEST MADE PURSUANT TO THE MICHIGAN FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. (Act 442 of 1976)
Dear FOIA Coordinator:
Pursuant to MCLA 400.234a “Reports of information provided by financial institution” Sec 4a(1) states that “The Office shall enter into an agreement with financial institutions doing business in this state to collect the name, address, social security number, and account numbers for each parent who maintains an account at the financial institution and who owes past due child support as identified by the state.”
Please provide copies of any agreements with financial institutions doing business in this state that have been entered into, as stated above, since the enactment of the above referenced statute by the Department of Human Services or its agents, including the Office as described in the Statute.
Please provide copies of any administrative subpoenas that may have been issued by the Office to any financial institution doing business in this state that have been issued in lieu of the above mentioned agreements.
The response to this request may be faxed to 989-764-5920 within the time allotted by the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, which is 5 days from the date of this letter. My mailing address is also listed above, but there is no need for duplication if the material is faxed to me.
Very Yours Truly,
/s/ /s/
Lary Holland